Following the civil war, the railroads towards the west helped in opening up a lot of land for settlement and economic development. White settlers traveled from the East to farm, ranch, and mine. Along with the white settlers, African- Americans made their way from the south to the west for economic development. Even the Chinese who worked on the railroads traveled to the west furthering its diversity. Settlers from the east changed the face of the “Great Plains”.
Buffalo and cattle that lived in these plains were wiped out by the herds. All the farmers changed the land by growing crops and wiping out the natural grasses and land. Because of the railroads, cattle became very profitable due to the ease of getting the cattle to the markets and …show more content…
There were many conflicts between the whites and the native Americans. Although the native Americans had victories, it was of no help due to the massive amounts of new settlers and the government's military forces. By the 1880’s Native Americans were confined to their own lands. They were forced to live in areas that the white settlers did not want to live in.
There was a lot of political corruption. During the gilded age, the presidents did not worry about getting the public opinion or whether to have any other leadership. With the economy growing as fast as it was, the government was not able to keep up with the economy or the issues it caused. The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed so that any practices or workforces that didn’t care for free trade, were banned. There were a lot of occurring labor problems.
People had to work really hard for long hours without much economic equality. The railroad strike of 1877 questioned those labor rights.
The west can be seen as a place where cultures were brought together, where some cultures took the higher seats and where many went through the economic loss and many went through economic gain. Frederick Jackson Turner says, “That coarseness and
Buffalo and cattle that lived in these plains were wiped out by the herds. All the farmers changed the land by growing crops and wiping out the natural grasses and land. Because of the railroads, cattle became very profitable due to the ease of getting the cattle to the markets and …show more content…
There were many conflicts between the whites and the native Americans. Although the native Americans had victories, it was of no help due to the massive amounts of new settlers and the government's military forces. By the 1880’s Native Americans were confined to their own lands. They were forced to live in areas that the white settlers did not want to live in.
There was a lot of political corruption. During the gilded age, the presidents did not worry about getting the public opinion or whether to have any other leadership. With the economy growing as fast as it was, the government was not able to keep up with the economy or the issues it caused. The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed so that any practices or workforces that didn’t care for free trade, were banned. There were a lot of occurring labor problems.
People had to work really hard for long hours without much economic equality. The railroad strike of 1877 questioned those labor rights.
The west can be seen as a place where cultures were brought together, where some cultures took the higher seats and where many went through the economic loss and many went through economic gain. Frederick Jackson Turner says, “That coarseness and